Bioethics in a pluralistic society: Bioethical methodology in lieu of moral diversity

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-47

  Durante, Chris ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioethical methodology; Bioethical pragmatism; Bioethics; Contract theory; Ethnographic bioethics; Moral diversity; Pluralism; Pragmatism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICIST; FREEDOM; HUMAN; MORALITY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; BIOETHICS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICISTS; FREEDOM; HUMANS; MORALS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 59649128260     PISSN: 13867423     EISSN: 15728633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11019-008-9148-9     Document Type: Article

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